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Saturday 11th November 2023
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After a cool night, with even a touch of frost in more open areas, a clear morning sky and some welcome sunshine provided some rather magical moments in the garden. All images were taken around 8am.
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October in the Garden
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In spite of the somewhat less than perfect autumn weather, with continual heavy rain interspersed with bursts of warm sunshine and blue skies, the garden has many light fuelled moments of great beauty and is offering a good amount of, albeit sometimes soggy, autumnal splendour.
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Low Light and Autumnal Mists
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After a period of high temperatures and very little rain for some while, this last week has seen a significant drop in temperature and over 4 inches of rain fall in a few days. Although the quantity of rain in such a short space of time was a bit unwelcome this has all resulted in…
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New Grasses Book
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Knoll Gardens Foundation Newt Report 2023
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The Garden in High Summer
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Although the days are quietly beginning to shorten, and this summer has seen a mixture of very warm temperatures followed by what is in comparison some cool and damp conditions, the garden and its plants are looking pretty good. The Stream garden (below), is currently awash with tall flowering plants such as lythrum, veronicastrum and…
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The Garden in Early June
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After a slow and cool spring build up the recent warm temperatures have allowed many plants to put on some great new growth and of course to flower. While some of that flower is now finishing, perhaps a little more quickly than usual due to the heat and the dry, nonetheless the garden continues to…
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The Garden in May
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After a rather difficult winter; caused by a combination of a very wet autumn and a wet and cold winter that has been followed by cool early spring temperatures, many plants are significantly later than we might expect. Finally however thanks to the arrival of some warmer night temperatures, spring has now arrived. The main…
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The Garden in April
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Have finished the annual cut down of our collection of grasses and perennials last month the garden can look a little flat for a few weeks while these areas, such as the Decennium, Mill End and Long Walk, re clothe the ground as part of the gardens dynamic annual rhythm. It at this time of…
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Superb Sesleria
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Seslerias are a group of practical, durable and beautiful grasses whose popularity in the UK is rapidly increasing as we come to see just how useful and effective they are in our gardens and designed spaces. It is the foliage of these super adaptable plants that make them so useful in our gardens, and varies…
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